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nickyng      ( Date: 23-Dec-2008 09:37) Posted: wah!! u guys cant be serious?? mobile trading for a LIVING ?? bravo !!cheers !! :D juz cant let go my job with "SOLID" LAN internet connection JUST TO TRADE for living ?!?! :D   cheers x 3!! :D

 

thanks bro...

cashiertan      ( Date: 24-Dec-2008 01:17) Posted: I just saw one of my trader friend from t3b forex with his new tablet netbook from Qigabyte or so. he is recommending it to me as he always recommend tablet netbook to the students in t3b forex. may take his advice as his demo on how to trade and monitor using tablet is much more convinent and also mountable on my car dashboard. sadly it is heavier and thicker as compared to my LG netbook.

 

Wah, all high tech savvy ah??? Cheers.

 

I just saw one of my trader friend from t3b forex with his new tablet netbook from Qigabyte or so. he is recommending it to me as he always recommend tablet netbook to the students in t3b forex. may take his advice as his demo on how to trade and monitor using tablet is much more convinent and also mountable on my car dashboard. sadly it is heavier and thicker as compared to my LG netbook.

 

sometimes it depends on personally preference i got it becoz there is no 12" laptop with 3.5g in it. Also you will get used to it after a while. Remember to get a netbook with lots of battery life if you travel alot. for me, sometimes i have to meet customers and friends hence i will switch to netbook for tracking purposes. Also, i have to travel for biz a netbook can help too.

novena_33      ( Date: 23-Dec-2008 09:30) Posted: hey bro...isnt the netbook screen abit too small for all the info needed for trading? i was considering to get a netbook.............but just felt that the screen is abit too small..........   cashiertan      ( Date: 22-Dec-2008 19:52) Posted: doing this for about a year with my netbook. recently got the LG netbook with build-in HSDPA at the computer show last month. Also grab a spare battery and a holder and car charger to mount on my cars and anywhere i go. in fact i got 2 netbook one is now my spare.  at my battleground , i have 2 PCs with total of 8 x 22" LCDs screens to help me track all my counters and various markets. also i have both a land and 2 mobile internet lines. so far i give thumbs up for starhub and singtel mobile broadband and just throw back my m1 devices cause very bad service and connection. Not show-off here but this is what i do for a living now and needed to be that serious. In fact those who brought the trading vids series would know as there is a article and a MP3 discussing about having tip top trading devices. Not neccessary the most ex but just good enough. low to mid range will do.

 

wah!! u guys cant be serious?? mobile trading for a LIVING ?? bravo !!cheers !! :D juz cant let go my job with "SOLID" LAN internet connection JUST TO TRADE for living ?!?! :D

 

cheers x 3!! :D

 

hey bro...isnt the netbook screen abit too small for all the info needed for trading?

i was considering to get a netbook.............but just felt that the screen is abit too small..........

 

cashiertan      ( Date: 22-Dec-2008 19:52) Posted: doing this for about a year with my netbook. recently got the LG netbook with build-in HSDPA at the computer show last month. Also grab a spare battery and a holder and car charger to mount on my cars and anywhere i go. in fact i got 2 netbook one is now my spare.  at my battleground , i have 2 PCs with total of 8 x 22" LCDs screens to help me track all my counters and various markets. also i have both a land and 2 mobile internet lines. so far i give thumbs up for starhub and singtel mobile broadband and just throw back my m1 devices cause very bad service and connection. Not show-off here but this is what i do for a living now and needed to be that serious. In fact those who brought the trading vids series would know as there is a article and a MP3 discussing about having tip top trading devices. Not neccessary the most ex but just good enough. low to mid range will do.

 

Cashiertan,

For the landline, are you using ADSL modem (i.e. Singtel phone-line based type) or the cable modem (Starhub/M1 cable TV connection)?

I understand there is some reliability/performance difference, would like to hear experienced opinions. Thanks.

 

cashiertan      ( Date: 22-Dec-2008 19:52) Posted: doing this for about a year with my netbook. recently got the LG netbook with build-in HSDPA at the computer show last month. Also grab a spare battery and a holder and car charger to mount on my cars and anywhere i go. in fact i got 2 netbook one is now my spare.  at my battleground , i have 2 PCs with total of 8 x 22" LCDs screens to help me track all my counters and various markets. also i have both a land and 2 mobile internet lines. so far i give thumbs up for starhub and singtel mobile broadband and just throw back my m1 devices cause very bad service and connection. Not show-off here but this is what i do for a living now and needed to be that serious. In fact those who brought the trading vids series would know as there is a article and a MP3 discussing about having tip top trading devices. Not neccessary the most ex but just good enough. low to mid range will do.

 

doing this for about a year with my netbook. recently got the LG netbook with build-in HSDPA at the computer show last month. Also grab a spare battery and a holder and car charger to mount on my cars and anywhere i go. in fact i got 2 netbook one is now my spare. 

at my battleground , i have 2 PCs with total of 8 x 22" LCDs screens to help me track all my counters and various markets. also i have both a land and 2 mobile internet lines. so far i give thumbs up for starhub and singtel mobile broadband and just throw back my m1 devices cause very bad service and connection.

Not show-off here but this is what i do for a living now and needed to be that serious. In fact those who brought the trading vids series would know as there is a article and a MP3 discussing about having tip top trading devices. Not neccessary the most ex but just good enough. low to mid range will do.

 

Do note that if you are trading US stocks at night, mobile broadband may be sluggish at times. This was my experience with M1 broadband.

Daytime broadband performance so far is still sufficient for trading requirements.

 

I use M1's mobile broadband 1 Mbps service on my notebook whenever I am outside of home to trade stocks. So far no problems. Almost just as fast as home broadband when executing the trade orders. For just $22.42 per mth, it is really worth every cent as you get unlimited data acces. Can even catch up what's happening with smooth streaming of free "live" TV programmes of CNBC and Channel News Asia and others etc..... Just make sure there's reaonably good reception of M1 signal wherever you logged in. Have even used in car travelling from Kranji to Changi without loss of signal (I was a pasenger - not the driver )

 

Is 2 Mbps good enough for stock trading? Will there be any problem?  Thanks to all.